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St Thomas: AD.5.22-201

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Thomas
Five apostles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Production date: AD 1514

Note

Only state.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( lined on laid paper; lining visible through cut on left side and damage at upper right corner and on right side)
Plate Height 117 mm Width 74 mm
Sheet Height 117 mm Width 74 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1514
  • Location: Image lower left, on cartouche
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower left, on cartouche
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 201
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 48
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-201
  • Location: Verso, on lining
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-201
Primary reference Number: 93933
Bartsch: 48
Illustrated Bartsch: 48
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .048
Meder: 50
Hollstein (German): 50
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 75
Lugt: 2475
Old location number: 35.8.36*
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 28 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "St Thomas" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/93933 Accessed: 2024-11-24 12:55:12

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